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In this episode of Quality Matters, health IT veteran and standards-editor John D’Amore joins host Andy Reynolds to unpack the deeper purpose behind the push to improve data quality. Drawing on decades of experience, from startups and academic research to national standards and consulting, John explains why the real goal isn’t just clean data or seamless interoperability. It’s better care, delivered more efficiently.
Listen to this episode to discover:
This episode is essential listening for health IT leaders, quality professionals and policy makers who want to understand the deeper purpose behind the quest for data quality and how it’s shaping the future of care.
Key Quote:
We don't really want interoperability for its own sake. Free flow of information if it's never used by the destinations isn't useful. It doesn't improve care. It doesn't bring down costs.
When you go to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy a power drill, what are you really trying to buy? You want holes in the wall. Interoperability is the tool or the power drill that delivers the holes that we want, and the holes are better, more efficient care that reduces costs.
I mean, can we envision a future where health care costs go down year over year? It sounds almost impossible. It sounds like a fantasy land. I think that's going to be within reach within the next 20 years.
-John D’Amore
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Dive Deeper:
NCQA’s Improving HEDIS Data Quality in a Digital World
NCQA’s Data Aggregator Validation
HEDIS Compliance Audit
Connect with John D’Amore
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In this episode of Quality Matters, health IT veteran and standards-editor John D’Amore joins host Andy Reynolds to unpack the deeper purpose behind the push to improve data quality. Drawing on decades of experience, from startups and academic research to national standards and consulting, John explains why the real goal isn’t just clean data or seamless interoperability. It’s better care, delivered more efficiently.
Listen to this episode to discover:
This episode is essential listening for health IT leaders, quality professionals and policy makers who want to understand the deeper purpose behind the quest for data quality and how it’s shaping the future of care.
Key Quote:
We don't really want interoperability for its own sake. Free flow of information if it's never used by the destinations isn't useful. It doesn't improve care. It doesn't bring down costs.
When you go to Home Depot or Lowe's and buy a power drill, what are you really trying to buy? You want holes in the wall. Interoperability is the tool or the power drill that delivers the holes that we want, and the holes are better, more efficient care that reduces costs.
I mean, can we envision a future where health care costs go down year over year? It sounds almost impossible. It sounds like a fantasy land. I think that's going to be within reach within the next 20 years.
-John D’Amore
Time Stamps:
Dive Deeper:
NCQA’s Improving HEDIS Data Quality in a Digital World
NCQA’s Data Aggregator Validation
HEDIS Compliance Audit
Connect with John D’Amore
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